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Louise Houghton
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Co-founder of the Bylines Network and Yorkshire Bylines
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Just over an hour left of our campaign to raise £20k for The Scholars Programme at The @brilliantclub.bsky.social!

If you can donate even a little bit, please help 🙏

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Changing lives through The Scholars Programme – Big Give
The Scholars Programme supports less advantaged students to access and succeed at the most competitive universities by bringing university style …
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December 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Covid fraud under the Tories cost the UK taxpayer £10.9bn.

VIP lanes and crony contracts.

Lack of anti-fraud controls in Covid scheme.
Money handed out for non-existent employees
Newly formed companies got public money
No competitive tenders
Poor checks on quality.

How much would be recovered?
Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Confirmation that Trump is actively supporting far-right parties across Europe, peddling false narratives, and hoping to destroy the European Union
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Cultivate resistance’: policy paper lays bare Trump support for Europe’s far right
Text signed by president seems to echo ‘great replacement’ theory, saying Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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brilliantclub.bsky.social
The Scholars Programme doesn’t just teach academic skills - it also builds confidence, ambition, and a belief in what’s possible.

Just £15 will give 7 more students like Deepali one hour with an inspiring PhD researcher.

Give today: https://bit.ly/3JAHmih
"I remember clearly that some of the feedback I got from my PhD tutor said ‘You’re a star, believe in yourself!’. It was so encouraging to have someone so high up in their field say that to me.” - Deepali, Brilliant Club ambassador
December 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Thank God for Bluesky: A little love letter to the people who would not compromise with Nazis iandunt.substack.com/p/thank-god-...
Thank God for Bluesky
Yes, it's eager. Yes, it's censorious. But it has the very considerable advantage of not being fascist.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Shocking statistics highlight how vital this invaluable initiative is to boost social mobility - family power: politicians pay attention.
December 1, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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What a powerful and inspirational story 👏👏👏
brilliantclub.bsky.social The Brilliant Club @brilliantclub.bsky.social · 6d
Sam grew up in South Yorkshire and first joined The Scholars Programme in Year 10. His project on preterm birth, taught by his tutor Emmanuel, opened his eyes to reproductive health and gave him his first taste of university life. (1/5)

#ChristmasChallenge #MomentsThatMatter #BigGive
Big Give Christmas Challenge: #MomentsThatMatter. "Nobody in my family had ever been to university. The only people I knew who had were my teachers - it felt like a different world." Sam, PhD tutor for The Scholars Programme.
December 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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on my way to visit two of the Hunger Strike prisoners who are being held at HMP Bronzefield

These political prisoners are demanding the closure of Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer, it supplies at least 85% of the land army equipment and drones used by the Israeli military
December 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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brilliantclub.bsky.social
It's live: change more lives this #GivingTuesday through our @biggive.bsky.social Christmas Challenge!

From 2-9th December, we're raising vital funds for our Scholars Programme, which places inspiring PhD tutors into state school classrooms across the UK.

Donate today: https://bit.ly/3JAHmih
“One of the things that really stood out to me about my PhD tutor was that she was a Black woman like me. It was great to have somebody that I could look up to and I realised that there are people like me at university and they are doing really amazing things.” - Josephine, Graduate from The Scholars Programme
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’

The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit

By Anthony Robinson
@anthonybylines.bsky.social
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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yorkshirebylines.co.uk
🎥 Hull showcases its growing artistic potential as the filming location for brand new Punjabi-language film, Dastaar

By Angus Young

@angusyoung61.bsky.social

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Street in Hull with sign saying "filming in progress"
December 1, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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✍️ Parent Power takes to Barnsley

Barnsley Parent Power launches to help families tackle barriers to higher education and boost social mobility

By Louise Houghton

@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@brilliantclub.bsky.social
@louisehoughton.bsky.social
Parent Power takes to Barnsley
Barnsley Parent Power launches to help families tackle barriers to higher education and boost social mobility
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 AM
louisehoughton.bsky.social
Last month I left the Bylines Network and started work as a Community Organiser with an amazing education charity called The Brilliant Club.

Here's an article from me in @yorkshirebylines.co.uk that explains a little bit about what I do now.

You can ollow TBC here ⏩
@brilliantclub.bsky.social
Parent Power takes to Barnsley
Barnsley Parent Power launches to help families tackle barriers to higher education and boost social mobility
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Parent Power takes to Barnsley

Barnsley Parent Power launches to help families tackle barriers to higher education and boost social mobility

By Louise Houghton
Parent Power takes to Barnsley
Barnsley Parent Power launches to help families tackle barriers to higher education and boost social mobility
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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yorkshirebylines.co.uk
👏👏👏 Kudos on several levels! If this turns out to be a hoax we'll be very disappointed. What a stark contrast to the response from Wakefield Council to the "unauthorised erection" of flags there!
parodypm.bsky.social Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 10d
Disgraceful! A patriotic flag shagger who dedicated his time to illegally putting up 64 flags is being charged £2,300 for the cost of taking them down. If it wasn't so funny I'd be furious.
November 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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yorkshirebylines.co.uk
✍️ In and around Hebden Bridge, artists will open their workshops this December: from printing to silverwork and more – meet some of the makers

By Philip O'Brien
Works in progress: inside Hebden Bridge Open Studios
In and around Hebden Bridge, artists will open their workshops this December: from printing to silverwork and more – meet some of the makers
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Surviving sexual abuse: long term risks and how to find help

The impact of sexual abuse can last for decades, but survivors can still take control of their lives, and support is available.

By Jennie Kermode
@jenniekermode.bsky.social
Surviving sexual abuse: long term risks and how to find help
The impact of sexual abuse can last for decades, but survivors can still take control of their lives, and support is available.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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yorkshirebylines.co.uk
✍️ Plastic pollution: a crisis requiring systemic change

Plastic pollution is worsened by warming climate and must be stemmed, researchers warn

By Brian McHugh

@brianmchugh.bsky.social
Plastic pollution: a crisis requiring systemic change
Plastic pollution is worsened by warming climate and must be stemmed, researchers warn
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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yorkshirebylines.co.uk
✍️ Patriotism and prejudice in the UK’s ‘Raise the Colours’ campaign

The red-cross flag of St George has become a common sight in recent times – is it for a shared love of country or a ‘Keep Out’ sign?

By Emily Georgiadis
Patriotism and prejudice in the UK’s ‘Raise the Colours’ campaign
The red-cross flag of St George has become a common sight in recent times – is it for a shared love of country or a ‘Keep Out’ sign?
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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yorkshirebylines.co.uk
✍️ Rearranging the furniture while the house is on fire: Starmer’s Britain 2025

Is Starmer’s education curriculum set to follow his government’s record of controversy and failure

By Dr Pam Jarvis

@drpam.bsky.social
Rearranging the furniture while the house is on fire: Starmer’s Britain 2025
Is Starmer’s Education Curriculum set to follow his government’s record of controversy and failure?
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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yorkshirebylines.co.uk
✍️ When redress feels like re-trauma: a survivor’s view of the Harrods compensation scheme

The representatives of the perpetrators of abuse must not be allowed to control the process for survivor redress

By Shanta Sundarason
When redress feels like re-trauma: a survivor’s view of the Harrods compensation scheme
The representatives of the perpetrators of abuse must not be allowed to control the process for survivor redress
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Yorkshire has some of England’s most beautiful waterfalls, ranging from spectacular and renowned to secluded and magical

By Ian Richardson
Discovering Yorkshire waterfalls
Yorkshire has some of England’s most beautiful waterfalls, ranging from spectacular and renowned to secluded and magical
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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northwestbylines.co.uk
The Titanic hit an obstacle (iceberg) and sank, with the loss of a lot of lives....
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Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances. A new decade-long Brexit study explains it: a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.

Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.

@eastangliabylines.co.uk
New: Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit Titanic success’ was half right
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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yorkshirebylines.co.uk
✍️ Reinventing opera – The Last Machine Breaker, a Yorkshire epic

Technology has always been used to enrich some and impoverish others, just as arts funding is lavished on London and not the rest of England

By Colin Speakman
Reinventing opera – The Last Machine Breaker, a Yorkshire epic
Technology has always been used to enrich some and impoverish others, just as arts funding is lavished on London and not the rest of England
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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yorkshirebylines.co.uk
✍️ Foxholes’ ‘line in the chalk’: locals come together to resist gas drilling proposal

What happens when a village community stands its ground against the potential environmental threat from a powerful developer

By David Eddy
Foxholes’ ‘line in the chalk’: locals come together to resist gas drilling proposal
What happens when a village community stands its ground against the potential environmental threat from a powerful developer
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 7:58 AM